Food Laws and Dietary Restrictions

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Every raven after his kind;

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

Foundational dietary code distinguishing clean and unclean animals.

On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:

Peter's vision of the sheet: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

Peter's vision of the sheet: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth:

Peter's vision of the sheet: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

Peter's vision of the sheet: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

Peter's vision of the sheet: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

Peter's vision of the sheet: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

Peter's vision of the sheet: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven.

Peter's vision of the sheet: What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.

And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

Jesus declared all foods clean; nothing entering defiles the man.

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Jesus declared all foods clean; nothing entering defiles the man.

Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

Every creature of God is good, received with thanksgiving.

For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

Every creature of God is good, received with thanksgiving.

For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

Every creature of God is good, received with thanksgiving.

Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

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These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

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The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

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And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.

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Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

Repetition and expansion of the clean/unclean food laws.

And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.

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These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

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And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.

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Of all clean birds ye shall eat.

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But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

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And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,

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And every raven after his kind,

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And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

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The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

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And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

Repetition and expansion of the clean/unclean food laws.

And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

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And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.

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But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

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Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

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Kingdom is not meat and drink; receive the weaker brother.

But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

Meat commendeth us not to God; neither, if we eat, are we the better.

Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

Let no man judge you in meat, or in drink — shadow of things to come.

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you.

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, that eat, asking no question for conscience sake:

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat; whether ye eat or drink, do all to glory of God.

For the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof.

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat; whether ye eat or drink, do all to glory of God.

If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat, asking no question for conscience sake.

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat; whether ye eat or drink, do all to glory of God.

But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake: for the earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof:

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat; whether ye eat or drink, do all to glory of God.

Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other: for why is my liberty judged of another man’s conscience?

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat; whether ye eat or drink, do all to glory of God.

For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat; whether ye eat or drink, do all to glory of God.

Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.

Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, eat; whether ye eat or drink, do all to glory of God.